DESCRIPTION OF THE SECURITIES
The following description of the particular terms of the Securities offered by this prospectus supplement supplements, and to the extent inconsistent therewith, replaces the description of the general terms and provisions of the Securities set forth under the caption “Description of Debt Securities and Guarantees” in the accompanying prospectus. Terms used in this prospectus supplement that are otherwise not defined have the meanings given to them in the accompanying prospectus.
Aon Corporation will issue $500,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 2.200% senior notes due 2022 (the “Notes”) pursuant to the indenture dated as of December 3, 2018 among Aon Corporation, as issuer, Aon plc, as guarantor, and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by an officers’ certificate, dated as of November 15, 2019. We refer to the original indenture, as supplemented, as the indenture. The following is a summary of the material provisions of the indenture governing the Securities. It does not include all of the provisions of the indenture. We urge you to read the indenture because it, not this description, defines your rights. The terms of the Securities include those stated in the indenture and those made part of the indenture by reference to the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the “TIA”). A copy of the indenture may be obtained from Aon Corporation or the Trustee.
Aon Corporation will issue the Notes in fully registered form in denominations of $2,000 and integral multiples of $1,000 in excess thereof. The Trustee will initially act as paying agent and registrar for the Notes. The Notes may be presented for registration of transfer and exchange at the offices of the registrar. Aon Corporation may change the paying agent and registrar without notice to holders of the Notes. It is expected that Aon Corporation will pay principal and interest (and premium, if any) on the Notes (and, as necessary, Aon plc will pay such amounts in relation to the Guarantee) at the Trustee’s corporate office by wire transfer, if book-entry at DTC, or check mailed to the registered address of holders.
Principal, Maturity and Interest
The Notes will mature on November 15, 2022. $500,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of Notes will be issued in this offering. After the issue date of the Notes, additional notes having the same terms and conditions as the Notes in all respects (other than the issue date, public offering price, and to the extent applicable, first date of interest accrual and first interest payment date of such notes) (“Additional Notes”) may be issued from time to time;provided,however, that if the Additional Notes are not fungible with the Notes for U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Additional Notes will have a separate CUSIP number. The Notes and any Additional Notes that are actually issued will be treated as a single class for all purposes under the indenture, including, without limitation, as to waivers, amendments, redemptions and any applicable offers to purchase. Unless the context otherwise requires, for all purposes of the indenture and this “Description of the Securities,” references to the Notes include any Additional Notes actually issued.
Interest on the Notes will accrue at the rate of 2.200% per annum and will be payable semi-annually in arrears in cash on each May 15 and November 15, commencing on May 15, 2020, to the persons who are registered holders at the close of business on May 1 or November 1, as the case may be, immediately preceding the applicable interest payment date. Interest on the Notes will accrue from the most recent date to which interest has been paid or, if no interest has been paid, from and including the date of issuance to but excluding the actual interest payment date.
Interest will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year composed of twelve 30-day months.
Optional Redemption
Aon Corporation may at its option redeem all of the Notes at any time and some of the Notes from time to time, at a redemption price equal to the greater of:
(i) 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed; and
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